Lesson Plan
Curated OER

DR-TA Reading Strategy

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Foster critical thinking skills by using the DR-TA Strategy with Jonathan Swift’s “A Modest Proposal.” Class members read portions of the essay, stop and discuss what is happening, make predictions based on evidence from the text, and...
Primary
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: A Modest Proposal [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a 6-page PDF of the text of "A Modest Proposal" by Jonathan Swift.
Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Restoration and Eighteenth Century: A Modest Proposal

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson focues on "A Modest Proposal" by Jonathan Swift in which he uses strong satire and irony as a protest of the English treatment of the Irish. It features links to the text of "A Modest Proposal," an introduction to the work by...
eBook
Other

A Modest Proposal

For Students 9th - 10th
Complete text of the essay by Jonathan Swift.
Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: A Modest Proposal

For Students 11th - 12th
A learning module that begins with "A Modest Proposal" by Jonathan Swift, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free teacher...
Primary
Victorian Web

The Victorian Web: "A Modest Proposal": An Introduction

For Students 9th - 10th
An introduction to Jonathan Swift's essay "A Modest Proposal."